Shaving-brush



No. 770,588. v PATENTED SEPT. 20, 1904.

- G. KOCH.

SHAVING BRUSH.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 28. 1903.

N0 MODEL.

-NITED STATES GUSTAV KOCH, on NEW YORK, N. Y.

ASSIGNMENTS, NEW YORK.

Patented September 20, 1904.

PATENT FFlCE.

SHAVlNG-BRUSH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 770,588, dated September 20, 1904.

Application filed August 28, 1903.

To all whom it pea/y concern:

Be it known that I, GUSTAV KooH, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shaving-Brushes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to shaving-brushes, and has for its object, first, the production of a device for creating and applying lather to the face of aperson about to be shaved, wherein the part constituting the brushing element is adapted to be detached and discarded after once using, and, second, to avoid the necessity for employing a shaving cup and soap bymaking each detachable brush element carry or contain a sufiicient charge of soap for one shaving operation by coating or impregnation.

By the use of my invention, which is practically an individual shaving brush, mug, and soap, all danger of infection from prior users is certainly avoided.

I accomplish the objects stated by means of the parts and their association illustrated in the accompanying drawings, of which Figure 1 represents a vertical sectional view of the handle, showing the spring-rod and hook in the lowest position, the hook engaging the ring upon the brush-disk. Fig. 2 shows the handle in vertical section with the spring-rod and brush drawn in. This figure indicates the position of the parts when the brush is about to be used. Fig. 3 is a top view of the brush-cloth.

Like letters refer to like parts in the several Views.

Considering the drawings, letter A marks the handle, with an axial bore B, having an enlarged mouth O extending longitudinally for a distance from the lower end of the handle.

Letter D designates a rod located within the bore B and provided with a hook E at one end and a head F at its top secured by a pin f or some equally effective way in the push-sleeve Gr.

Letter H designates a spiral spring encir- Serial No. 171,133. (No modelfl cling the rod D within the bore B of the handle and partly also situated within the pushsleeve G, wherein the top coil of the spring is in contact with the head F of the rod. The bottom coil of the spring lies upon the washer J, through which rod- D is passed and below which the hook E is located. Normally the spring is somewhat compressed between the washer and head F and yieldingly holds the top of the push-sleeve projecting from the handle, as illustrated in Fig. 2. Washer J is driven tightly into the bore and resists dis placement either up or down by forming the slight shoulder for itself indicated. Hook E, being below the washer, prevents the pushsleeve from leaving the bore of the handle. It is now believed to be clear that pressure upon the button 9 at the top of the sleeve will lower the hook into the position shown in Fig. 1, when it is ready to engage the eye K of the brush-disks L, and the provision of the hook and eye enables the user toeasily connect the brush and rod without touching the brush with the hands or with anything possibly infected. Such engagement being effected, the recoil of the spring draws the brush into the mouth O, and it is ready for use after beingdipped into water.

In Fig; 3 the brush-cloth or fabric-disk is shown with a fringed edge made by radially slitting the disk; but I do not confine myself to the detail of the fringe and may prefer to use the brush-disks without fringe. Any fabric, soft leather, cloth, or felt can be used as brush-disks, and two or more of the disks can be employed at one time to provide a greater tuft for the application of lather. As the middle portions of the disks are drawn into the enlarged mouth O of the handle the edges, whether fringed or otherwise, are caused to project from the handle downwardly, as shown in Fig. 2, forming the disks into a brush for applying lather to the face.

It is my practice to impregnate the cloth circles with soap; but this condition is not absolutely essential to the operation, as the brush is as readily used with the ordinary shaving mug and soap. I prefer, however, to saturate the brush-cloths with soap, thereby making the invention capable of supplying all the necessaries for one shaving operation, neither of which needs to be again used.

I am aware that sheets of cloth impregnated with soap are not new, and I do not claim that feature.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a shaving-brush, the combination with a handle having an axial bore and an enlarged mouth extending longitudinally in one end, of a spring-returned push-rod in said bore, a brush consisting of a sheet of flexible material, and detachable connecting devices enabling said brush-sheet to be picked up by said push-rod whereby the sheet may be drawn into said longitudinal mouth causing its edges to project in brush form substantially in line with said handle.

2. In a shaving-brush, the combination with a handle having an axial bore and an enlarged 

